Title holder Gerard de Rooy (Iveco) regained his form and served up a superb battle against Airat Mardeev (Kamaz) who he beat by only 30 seconds on completion of the 416-km special, to give the Dutchman his 31st stage victory on the Dakar. Kolomy had an off-day, finishing 20th.
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Dakar 2017: Stage 4 Buggyra-Tatra Video
January 6th, 2017
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Dakar 2017 Stage 4: Kolomy looses 1 hr 30 min
January 6th, 2017
Stage 4, from SAN SALVADOR DE JUJUY to TUPIZA is measuring 521 km, of which 416 km were a speed trial, and included the border crossing from Argentina to Bolivia. The competitors drove through the mountains and dune fields in the end.
Kamaz was very strong, disaster struck Kolomy. After losing 1′30″ he is now 13th overall, with [...]
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Dakar 2017: Loprais comments on stage 3
January 5th, 2017
The third stage is over. Nothing pleasant really. We started from the 12th position, so we could expect a lot of dust and overtaking. We were quite successful in the first part of the measured section, and we finished in fourth place. We suffered through the connecting stretch of the stage approximately 500 km long. [...]
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Dakar 2017Stage 3: Kolomy retains overall lead; Loprais trails him by 30 min.
January 5th, 2017
Kolomy is doing extremely fine, finishing 2nd in stage 3 while Loprais came home 17th.
Pos.
N°
Name
Mark
Time
variation
Penalty
505
NIKOLAEV (RUS)
YAKOVLEV (RUS)
RYBAKOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
02:45:51
-
-
508
KOLOMY (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
TATRA
02:46:39
00:00:48
-
507
VAN GENUGTEN (NLD)
VAN LIMPT (NLD)
DER KINDEREN (NLD)
IVECO
02:46:52
00:01:01
-
502
VILLAGRA (ARG)
YACOPINI (ARG)
TORLASCHI (ARG)
IVECO
02:50:24
00:04:33
-
511
VIAZOVICH (BLR)
HARANIN (BLR)
ZHYHULIN (BLR)
MAZ
02:51:27
00:05:36
-
504
STACEY (NLD)
VAN DER VAET (BEL)
KUPPER (NLD)
MAN
02:57:29
00:11:38
-
509
VERSLUIS (NLD)
KLEIN (DEU)
PRONK (NLD)
MAN
02:57:41
00:11:50
-
513
SOTNIKOV (RUS)
AKHMADEEV (RUS)
LEONOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
02:58:26
00:12:35
-
510
DE BAAR (NLD)
ROESINK (NLD)
DE GRAAFF (NLD)
RENAULT TRUCKS
02:59:00
00:13:09
-
525
VAN GINKEL (NLD)
KOFMAN (NLD)
VAN DONKELAAR (NLD)
IVECO
02:59:24
00:13:33
-
518
MACIK (CZE)
TOMASEK [...]
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Buggyra Team video Dakar stage 2 featuring Martin Kolomy and Ales Loprais
January 4th, 2017
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Dakar 2016: Loprais comments on stage 2
January 4th, 2017
Second stage – Heat and dust …
I am glad that the today’s stage is already behind us. It was agony. Crazy heat, almost 50°C outdoors and almost 80°C in the cabin. I am still fighting with an illness, so I turn up the heating a little bit. Pretty harsh! However, the heat is with all of us. [...]
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Tatra Trucks wants to raise its production from 1,326 to 1,700 units
January 4th, 2017
Tatra Trucks wants to raise its production from 1,326 to 1,700 units
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4 JANUARY 2017
Czech manufacturer TATRA TRUCKS produced 1,326 trucks in 2016. Its production thus increased by over 50% y/y. Tatra’s EBITDA will likely be close to CZK 500m for the year 2016. The production and sales target for the year 2017 is [...]
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DAKAR 2016 Stage 2
January 4th, 2017
Stage 2:
Pos.
N°
Name
Mark
Time
variation
Penalty
506
VAN DEN BRINK (NLD)
KOZLOVSKY (CZE)
BLANKESTIJN (NLD)
RENAULT TRUCKS
02:37:08
-
-
513
SOTNIKOV (RUS)
AKHMADEEV (RUS)
LEONOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
02:39:11
00:02:03
-
509
VERSLUIS (NLD)
KLEIN (DEU)
PRONK (NLD)
MAN
02:40:00
00:02:52
-
511
VIAZOVICH (BLR)
HARANIN (BLR)
ZHYHULIN (BLR)
MAZ
02:40:03
00:02:55
-
500
DE ROOY (NLD)
TORRALLARDONA (ESP)
RODEWALD (POL)
IVECO
02:40:11
00:03:03
-
502
VILLAGRA (ARG)
YACOPINI (ARG)
TORLASCHI (ARG)
IVECO
02:40:13
00:03:05
-
504
STACEY (NLD)
VAN DER VAET (BEL)
KUPPER (NLD)
MAN
02:40:15
00:03:07
-
508
KOLOMY (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
TATRA
02:40:44
00:03:36
-
512
ARDAVICHUS (KAZ)
BRUYNKENS (BEL)
HUISMAN (NLD)
MAN
02:40:58
00:03:50
-
505
NIKOLAEV (RUS)
YAKOVLEV (RUS)
RYBAKOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
02:41:15
00:04:07
-
503
LOPRAIS (CZE)
STROSS (CZE)
TOMANEK (CZE)
TATRA
02:42:11
00:05:03
-
OVERALL STANDINGS :
Pos.
N°
Name
Mark
Time
variation
Penalty
506
VAN DEN BRINK (NLD)
KOZLOVSKY (CZE)
BLANKESTIJN (NLD)
RENAULT TRUCKS
03:07:33
-
-
513
SOTNIKOV (RUS)
AKHMADEEV (RUS)
LEONOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
03:10:42
00:03:09
-
508
KOLOMY (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
TATRA
03:10:44
00:03:11
-
500
DE [...]
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Kolomy (Tatra) wins 1st stage of 2017 Dakar; Loprais 4th
January 2nd, 2017
Pos.
N°
Name
Mark
Time
variation
Penalty
508
KOLOMY (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
KILIAN (CZE)
TATRA
00:30:00
-
-
507
VAN GENUGTEN (NLD)
VAN LIMPT (NLD)
DER KINDEREN (NLD)
IVECO
00:30:13
00:00:13
-
506
VAN DEN BRINK (NLD)
KOZLOVSKY (CZE)
BLANKESTIJN (NLD)
RENAULT TRUCKS
00:30:25
00:00:25
-
503
LOPRAIS (CZE)
STROSS (CZE)
TOMANEK (CZE)
TATRA
00:30:31
00:00:31
-
500
DE ROOY (NLD)
TORRALLARDONA (ESP)
RODEWALD (POL)
IVECO
00:30:42
00:00:42
-
505
NIKOLAEV (RUS)
YAKOVLEV (RUS)
RYBAKOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
00:30:50
00:00:50
-
509
VERSLUIS (NLD)
KLEIN (DEU)
PRONK (NLD)
MAN
00:31:02
00:01:02
-
512
ARDAVICHUS (KAZ)
BRUYNKENS (BEL)
HUISMAN (NLD)
MAN
00:31:21
00:01:21
-
502
VILLAGRA (ARG)
YACOPINI (ARG)
TORLASCHI (ARG)
IVECO
00:31:26
00:01:26
-
513
SOTNIKOV (RUS)
AKHMADEEV (RUS)
LEONOV (RUS)
KAMAZ
00:31:31
00:01:31
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Happy New Year
January 2nd, 2017
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